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rahm emanuel for president obama. lindsey graham for john mccain and got to have a working relationship that's extended to a bunch of issues. could even result in an energy bill down the road. >> huh. >> all right. and the "r" word. how are both parties trying to spin the upcoming showdown over health care? the word being, of course, reconciliation? >> or rahm is through as dred likes to call it. a big vulnerability is having this portrayed as some sort of back-door trick or parliamentary sleight of hand. they are out there looking and saying republicans have used it in the past and rather than calling it reconciliation which nobody can say and nobody understand, they are saying simple majority, which sounds lemon scented and nobody can argue with. >> is it a good idea for them to push it through on simple reconciliation if only 35%, 40% of americans support this bill? >> i would say this is a big gamble. you are taking something unpopular on substance and unpopular on the procedure and doing it right before a tough e
rahm emanuel for president obama. lindsey graham for john mccain and got to have a working relationship that's extended to a bunch of issues. could even result in an energy bill down the road. >> huh. >> all right. and the "r" word. how are both parties trying to spin the upcoming showdown over health care? the word being, of course, reconciliation? >> or rahm is through as dred likes to call it. a big vulnerability is having this portrayed as some sort of back-door...
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obama care is going to shut down, the obama care is a short problem. i think as i said i believe, this is what is so frustrating about the strategy enacted, there are those of us that do believe, the former obama care in ten years will wipe out private insurance. democrats like that. you have top ceos saying for some time, if this is enacted, i will sell them. they can all go to the polls. so, yeah, in the long run, i think that's very bad. >> you agree people should have access to health care morally? do you have a better idea? >> yes, many ideas. >> pass wumpblt instead of shutting down the government. >> what idea? >> many different ideas and ledgelation introduced. john mccain campaigned on a good reform plan and got clobbered on the issues because mccain actually had a big attempt to equalize the playing field to provide insurance and individually provided insurance. they laid out the reform plan in january. i think it will be better. >> do you think it will have an alternative to obama care? >> it's the full reform. i think they will be the archi
obama care is going to shut down, the obama care is a short problem. i think as i said i believe, this is what is so frustrating about the strategy enacted, there are those of us that do believe, the former obama care in ten years will wipe out private insurance. democrats like that. you have top ceos saying for some time, if this is enacted, i will sell them. they can all go to the polls. so, yeah, in the long run, i think that's very bad. >> you agree people should have access to health...
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obama did boldly, perhaps even madly and this is perhaps t oddest thing about no-drama obama. he created unneeded political drama and wound up seen by many americans not as the hero, but the villain. joe, you've been saying that the biggest problem here is most polls will tell you that 75%, 80% of americans have health care. it's not pressing to them. i'm not saying it's not morally important. >> let's look at the mac on picture politically. tom, the big issues are health care, big government health care on the campaign trail. and the bailouts. you take those two issues and you start understanding that 75% of americans according to this "washington post" poll like their health care and 90% of americans never missed a payment on their mortgage, you average those two things together, 80% of americans are saying that washington spent the last year helping 25% and 10% of the population, while 100% of us are seeing the economy go down. it just -- does peggy noonan have a point, that he actually went out looking for trouble? >> well, you know, here's how i look at it, joe. the big f
obama did boldly, perhaps even madly and this is perhaps t oddest thing about no-drama obama. he created unneeded political drama and wound up seen by many americans not as the hero, but the villain. joe, you've been saying that the biggest problem here is most polls will tell you that 75%, 80% of americans have health care. it's not pressing to them. i'm not saying it's not morally important. >> let's look at the mac on picture politically. tom, the big issues are health care, big...
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and to be really blunt, the obama administration. what do you think about the judgeship offer on the same day he is trying to get a vote? >> not ideal. they made a deal with the pharmaceutical companies to get a health care deal through. if this is change to washington it's a wheeler/dealer change. there is no capacity to carrots and sticks and inducements. they'll make deals with anybody. it's incredible. >> and joe sestak, wanted to get him out of race with arlen spector. what position did they want him? >> they offered him stuff and nobody has disputed it. it seems like it's true. again, it's not unusual, white houses do this all the time to try and smooth the politics, but certainly more of the same than change. >> let's put back up the rnc picture now. and shows -- first of all, your first reaction to this. you could not believe that the rnc went after a cultural icon like scooby-doo, and comparing him to harry reid. but, seriously, can you believe in 2010 that we have a major political party putting that out to their biggest do
and to be really blunt, the obama administration. what do you think about the judgeship offer on the same day he is trying to get a vote? >> not ideal. they made a deal with the pharmaceutical companies to get a health care deal through. if this is change to washington it's a wheeler/dealer change. there is no capacity to carrots and sticks and inducements. they'll make deals with anybody. it's incredible. >> and joe sestak, wanted to get him out of race with arlen spector. what...
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in other words, not barack obama playing professor obama. everybody at a table. and they wanted a table big enough so all their people were there. and so this is going to be like every corporate retreat that you ever went to and wanted to get out of. there's going to be a big -- an open so-called open square table. everybody there. i think the white house did agree to that. >> did they? >> they're trying to be accommodating. mitch mcconnell said we're not going to have an adult table and children's table. i want all my senators seated at the table, not some of them behind. so the white house agreed to that. >> well. >> i think that's good. i mean, you think it matters, maybe. >> it does matter. and if i'm the president of the united states, republican or democrat or independent, i don't give up my podium. >> i think what this shows -- >> i'm serious. a lot of presidents don't do that. >> he wants to be seen as engaging. >> engaging and rolling up his sleeves. >> they served tofu and granola, elitists stuffing it down the throat of the american people. >> they do
in other words, not barack obama playing professor obama. everybody at a table. and they wanted a table big enough so all their people were there. and so this is going to be like every corporate retreat that you ever went to and wanted to get out of. there's going to be a big -- an open so-called open square table. everybody there. i think the white house did agree to that. >> did they? >> they're trying to be accommodating. mitch mcconnell said we're not going to have an adult...
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wasn't barack obama apologizing. it wasn't barack obama attacking bush. and the take away also from this is attacking george w. bush in 2010 is not a sure-fire winner. >> it was a big day. the runup to the speech, everyone was mocking it. does he deserve it? it has been erased. >> if i were running in a 2010 primary, i would attack george w. bush and barack obama. >> i love nancy. that's the only one you wouldn't attack, is nancy pelosi. >> coming up, we'll have a full plate of issues to deal with when the president gets home. a preview of "meet the press" with david gregory, whether we come back. >>> and new details about life behind bars for bernie madoff, including his new nickname from fellow inmates. >> noodle. pumpkin. >> stop it. >>> first, bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> good morning, everyone. and happy friday. >> go, bill. >> no, no, no. you go. this is your show, last i checked. >> oh, my gosh. >> bill, you got the weather for us, tell us, what's going on? >> take it. >> i guess i'm not going to the christmas party. windchill forec
wasn't barack obama apologizing. it wasn't barack obama attacking bush. and the take away also from this is attacking george w. bush in 2010 is not a sure-fire winner. >> it was a big day. the runup to the speech, everyone was mocking it. does he deserve it? it has been erased. >> if i were running in a 2010 primary, i would attack george w. bush and barack obama. >> i love nancy. that's the only one you wouldn't attack, is nancy pelosi. >> coming up, we'll have a full...
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reality star snooki is being compared to president obama. by who is this it's something we heard on the hill. [ lighting a match ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've wanted to quit smoking so many times, but those days came and went and the cigarettes remained. ♪ today's a new day. talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options and support. and this time, make it your time. that keep you cool and dry have now inspired stayfree® to create a whole new level of comfort when it comes to your period. only stayfree® ultra thins have thermocontrol™. designed with the comfort of athletic fabrics in mind, stayfree® with thermocontrol™ quickly wicks moisture away for exceptional dryness. so you stay incredibly comfortable no matter where your day takes you. stay dry. stay cool. with thermocontrol™ only from stayfree®. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich thought he would be on friendly territory. the former governor, though, got a little more than he bargained for. >> i am in0 owe sent of all charges. >> how do you explain
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what are the objectiononofof esident obama? >>epepter: well, look,hhiss aaush administratatio policycy the obama administrationn h hn't expressedd wd enthusiasm a abo it butut ey're looking att it. the bush administrtratn n an was to put misissi defenen in the republic of p panand and to protecect aiainsthe potential oo a nuclclea iran orr even north kokoreso theu.u.s. position is lolook russia, don't worry abt it so o much. this is a smallisisle defense. c coun't take on the russian nuclclr r terrence. isiss no problem for you. t on the other handhehe russians look attt as a threat tohem and thhey think, ook, if is is going t toe part of your missile defense, w want to put it all o the ble. itithould be partrtf t t nenegoatatns so it's a very thororny issue and nther side is babaing down. as said, it't' not th the obama administrationon i so prp mimisse e fense that they caan' come in h hee and make that concessiononndnd appear weak. they just t wa to parate these isissu a ando they'll wanto gi s se kind of assurancetoto russs
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president obama's seconds term now underway. as mandated by the constitution. the president was officially sworn no office on january 20th, less than 24 hours ago. john roberts administered the oath during a private ceremony at the white house. unlike four years ago, this time they got it right. no do over needed. the ceremonies coincide with the national holiday of dr. martin luther king. president obama will be sworn in with two bibles, one owned by martin luther king jr. and the other by abraham lincoln. the president and his family will attend a private prayer service at st. john's church across the street from the white house. at 10:00, the president heads to the white house to have coffee with congressional leaders. then at 11:55 a.m., the main vent. president obama will take the oath of office with the help of chief justice john roberts. today is expected to take on a less than euphoric tone of four years ago yet they're still going to hit on familiar themes like overcoming the bitter political divide in washington. senior obama adviser offered this prev
president obama's seconds term now underway. as mandated by the constitution. the president was officially sworn no office on january 20th, less than 24 hours ago. john roberts administered the oath during a private ceremony at the white house. unlike four years ago, this time they got it right. no do over needed. the ceremonies coincide with the national holiday of dr. martin luther king. president obama will be sworn in with two bibles, one owned by martin luther king jr. and the other by...
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how does obama walk that line? >> if you think it hurts the president to have a party of his, i don't think he'll have to worry about that too much longer. >> i've had some in the white house say, the lemonade out of that lemon is it would make their 2011 -- >> he will campaign hard for democrats and he doesn't want to lose the congress. but we've had examples, happened to eisenhower, happened to bill clinton. in the first two years, the congress went the other way and it gave them someone to be a counterpuncher to, it gave them something to pivot off of. and it actually helped that president. obama could recover either way. >> carl cannon, thank you so much. hope you'll come back. good to talk to you this morning. >> be sure to stay with msnbc for special coverage of president obama's state of the union address, that's this wednesday at 9:00 p.m. with analysis immediately following right here on msnbc. >>> okay. let's do our trivia answer. actually -- yeah, carl, we like put our guests on the spot. representative
how does obama walk that line? >> if you think it hurts the president to have a party of his, i don't think he'll have to worry about that too much longer. >> i've had some in the white house say, the lemonade out of that lemon is it would make their 2011 -- >> he will campaign hard for democrats and he doesn't want to lose the congress. but we've had examples, happened to eisenhower, happened to bill clinton. in the first two years, the congress went the other way and it gave...
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president obama brocker brokered a deal with cline hina. the ink is still drying and many wonder how effective it can really be. joining me, david fair opinion hold. thank you for being here. appreciate it. >> thank you, otherwise i'd be shoveling snow on my front sidewalk. >> that's right. first let's talk about this deal. what does it say and what doesn't it say? >> well, this is a deal we've reached between the united states and four sort of developing countries. chine in, india, brazil and south africa late in the night last night. it says not very much. remember going into the confronts the hope was this would produce some sort of very large binding agreement would bind all the world's countries together in sort of a strict program to fight greenhouse gases. looking towards last night, basically these countries have signed a piece of paper saying they'll all try hard, they're going to list their own goals not try to agrow on a mon set of goals. there will be some method tore verifying whether the goals are actually met but it's about a
president obama brocker brokered a deal with cline hina. the ink is still drying and many wonder how effective it can really be. joining me, david fair opinion hold. thank you for being here. appreciate it. >> thank you, otherwise i'd be shoveling snow on my front sidewalk. >> that's right. first let's talk about this deal. what does it say and what doesn't it say? >> well, this is a deal we've reached between the united states and four sort of developing countries. chine in,...
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barack obama is around 50%. what's happening? >> i think with the congress they look like they're obstructing anything that obama wants to get done, primarily the republicans. it's the party of no. >> but the democrats own washington, d.c. >> but we're talking here the whole congress. you get harry reid, who could put a troop of raving maniacs to sleep just by opening his mouth. he's not there clarifying anything, particularly in healthcare. and nancy pelosi is, you know, nancy pelosi. >> yes, she is. >> and most people then go to do the dishes when she comes on. >> right. >> so they don't have leadership, and the democrats don't have real leadership in the congress that i can see or that anybody else can. and the republicans are absolutely negative. >> we've got a lot to talk about today, not including levi. just take a look at these two headlines. historic changes in the work force, women taking over. and then this headline. a two-thirds majority for evening news. >> how about that? >> got that coming up. >>> coming up, as we r
barack obama is around 50%. what's happening? >> i think with the congress they look like they're obstructing anything that obama wants to get done, primarily the republicans. it's the party of no. >> but the democrats own washington, d.c. >> but we're talking here the whole congress. you get harry reid, who could put a troop of raving maniacs to sleep just by opening his mouth. he's not there clarifying anything, particularly in healthcare. and nancy pelosi is, you know,...
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that the only security greater this year in this city was for president obama. we see that on the ground. they've cordoned off at all of these events all of the streets and they're shut down. to get to where he's going to be you have to walk a mile. once he gets on the ground, foot traffic is stopped. so they really aren't taking any chances, and this almost seem, at this point, without further information from the police, this was almost a cautionary measure. >> thanks very much. >>> more than five years after natalee holloway vanished her mother has come face to face with the suspect in the teenager's disappearance. beth holloway twitty sneaked into the peruvian jail. he's there for facing charges ever killing a local girl. we have more. >> reporter: when we heard about this, we thought, what? five years ago when international pt lee holloway disappeared her mother vowed to never give up, to use all of her energy to find ot what happened. she's kept that promise, traveling down to peru where joran van der sloot is held in trial awaiting trial for murdering a w
that the only security greater this year in this city was for president obama. we see that on the ground. they've cordoned off at all of these events all of the streets and they're shut down. to get to where he's going to be you have to walk a mile. once he gets on the ground, foot traffic is stopped. so they really aren't taking any chances, and this almost seem, at this point, without further information from the police, this was almost a cautionary measure. >> thanks very much....
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not that obama is a joker and nancy pelosi is cruella de vil. but again the major donors are driven by ego and the minor donors are driven by ego and the minor donors are driven by fear. this is something that probably actually applies to both parties but it is unusual to see it spelled out. >> do the rnc finance chairman and finance director get fired because of this? is this something that is embarrassing enough to them that somebody has to get fired or do they just pretend, sort of disavow the message but let the people who did it continue in their jobs? >> we'll see. i think that this is the kind of thing, this is sort of inside baseball enough that it could probably be ridden out. if, however, it becomes something that, you know, not just you but also jon stuart and jay leno -- if it becomes kind of meme which i think it has a chance of doing it could really damage them. for right now this is as damaging to the republicans as the threat of reconciliation is to democrats, which is to say people are not paying that close attention right now.
not that obama is a joker and nancy pelosi is cruella de vil. but again the major donors are driven by ego and the minor donors are driven by ego and the minor donors are driven by fear. this is something that probably actually applies to both parties but it is unusual to see it spelled out. >> do the rnc finance chairman and finance director get fired because of this? is this something that is embarrassing enough to them that somebody has to get fired or do they just pretend, sort of...
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that's what the obama care bill does. the president promised in the beginning of this discussion if people had health care they liked they could keep it. we know that's not the case. the president also said throughout the discussion, as did nancy pelosi, the democrats, this was not a tax, that this mandate was not a tax on individuals. well, we now know what the court said that it is a tax. so really, it's time for -- time to stop all the promises that are now broken and get back to the health care that people want. we know that families want choices for themselves. they don't want washington coming in and telling them what kind of health care to have. >> congressman, everything i've read about the health care bill, it is 2700 pages after all, but you have a health care plan that works for you, you can keep that health care plan. the government is not saying you have to give up what you have and go to only the plan that we want. what they're saying is you've got government exchange -- i mean exchanges organized now so you
that's what the obama care bill does. the president promised in the beginning of this discussion if people had health care they liked they could keep it. we know that's not the case. the president also said throughout the discussion, as did nancy pelosi, the democrats, this was not a tax, that this mandate was not a tax on individuals. well, we now know what the court said that it is a tax. so really, it's time for -- time to stop all the promises that are now broken and get back to the health...
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it was 46%, 29% for obama. that was more about the performance of bush, so the paradox is there are all sorts of structural barriers to a third party or independent candidacy e merging. but if there's a high sense of the country being on the wrong track, if the republicans regain control of one chamber of commerce and we have two years of unremitting gridlock and war fair in washington, that seems more likely than bipartisan compromise if republicans have more leverage, i think the conditions will be there for something like a ross perot independent to come along and say, look, i'm going to get under the hood. the machinery is broken and we need common sense to put this together. obama has a stronger base than say george h.w. bush did in '92, but the opportunity would still, i think, be there in the sense that you have a big portion of the public that is, as pat was saying, disaffected from the democrats without a growing affection for the republicans. that's very unusual. usually one side goes down and the oth
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here's the obama health care logo and the marine corp. logo. here's the obama health care logo and medicine symbol. what's he doing? >> i feel sorry for mr. klein. i think he just said it was wrong, what rush limbaugh did. i wonder how long it will take him to apologize. >> i don't have have to apologize because i'm here to express my own views, thank you. >> then i think your career is finished. you know, i've been up on the hill tauging to republicans a lot and two days ago i asked what he thought about his more racist comments. he said to get ahead in the obama administration, you have to hate white people. in the past, he's said things like the naacp teach their people to -- rush limbaugh is a phenomenal talent. he can go for three hours every day, talking for three hours by himself and hold an audience. he puts his talent to a use and he's driving the republican party on with him. >> i'm just wondering, we heard from harry reid and a part of his quote, he says they're talking their cues from talk show hosts. it's not often you try to blow
here's the obama health care logo and the marine corp. logo. here's the obama health care logo and medicine symbol. what's he doing? >> i feel sorry for mr. klein. i think he just said it was wrong, what rush limbaugh did. i wonder how long it will take him to apologize. >> i don't have have to apologize because i'm here to express my own views, thank you. >> then i think your career is finished. you know, i've been up on the hill tauging to republicans a lot and two days ago...
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so far it's mostly been directed at president obama. that's going to change. >> what did the poll say how the president could stack up against perry and romney? >> reporter: he leads perry outside the margin of error by several percentage points. he's running neck in neck with mitt romney. but he trails a generic republican. none of that means the president is now likely to lose re-election. he still has significant assets including the likablely component. he's got a lot of work to do beginning on thursday night to try to get this economy on firmer footing and get americans feeling more confident about his leadership. >> thank you for your time. >> reporter: you bet. >> the president will lay out his plans for creating jobs thursday night 7:00 p.m. eastern. you can watch that speech before a joint session of congress right here on msnbc. president obama not the only one getting low marks in that new nbc "the wall street journal" poll. about 43% polled admitted to having a somewhat or very negative view of the tea party. yesterday detro
so far it's mostly been directed at president obama. that's going to change. >> what did the poll say how the president could stack up against perry and romney? >> reporter: he leads perry outside the margin of error by several percentage points. he's running neck in neck with mitt romney. but he trails a generic republican. none of that means the president is now likely to lose re-election. he still has significant assets including the likablely component. he's got a lot of work to...
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it makes it all the more weird that president obama and vice president biden have both gone way out of their way recently to say nice things about george w. bush. the first time was in the president's speech about the end of operation iraqi freedom. >> this afternoon i spoke to former president george w. bush. it's well known that he and i disagreed about the war from its outset. no one can doubt president bush's support for our troops or his love of country and commitment to our security. >> commitment to our security. you know, i get these style points here. i get the presidential let's turn the page you seem like a nice enough guy. if there's one thing that disproves people being committed to american security it has to be that person starting a war that had nothing to do with american security. that's the big american lesson of the iraq war. don't be so reckless with american security you start a war without reason to. last night there was this from the vice president. >> let's talk about president bush for a second. the administration has got some critique and criticism from me an
it makes it all the more weird that president obama and vice president biden have both gone way out of their way recently to say nice things about george w. bush. the first time was in the president's speech about the end of operation iraqi freedom. >> this afternoon i spoke to former president george w. bush. it's well known that he and i disagreed about the war from its outset. no one can doubt president bush's support for our troops or his love of country and commitment to our...
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obama's having troub with the obama, the stimulus package. heal care looks very difficult right now. so few tms of the whl, if the republicans find some faces, that's what they don't really have. you always need a leade >> i'm sure republicans, when they get their hands on adam's instructions on how to safe tve republican party, they're goin to frame it and they're going do it beat by beat. they're going to go right througit. call it theblueprint. >> they havewo faces. th he two faces for the future. two ces for the future of the republican party john enson's motr and father. they h enough money to hand out for the year. you knew my father. >> yes. >> can you imagine me, the day i have to go to my fatr and say, da the mistress, she's going to need about $100,000 i don't ow what the fir words would be, but they would be tied to physil assaultike you have never seen. >>he family values. >> thanks veryuch, as always. coming up, what do wegot coming up? wel be rht back with gene robinson from "the washington post." th is a print edition. we love
obama's having troub with the obama, the stimulus package. heal care looks very difficult right now. so few tms of the whl, if the republicans find some faces, that's what they don't really have. you always need a leade >> i'm sure republicans, when they get their hands on adam's instructions on how to safe tve republican party, they're goin to frame it and they're going do it beat by beat. they're going to go right througit. call it theblueprint. >> they havewo faces. th he two...
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i think you're really seeing the obama administration implementing the new afghan strategies. they want to root out terrorists. i think you're going to see a lot more. >> hold on. we all know rooting out terrorists is a crock. there's no al qaeda there. we know that the problem is taliban-controlled valleys. we send resources over there. the taliban may harbor terrorists from time to time, but the vast majority of the terrorists are, if you believe the reporting, is actually in pakistan. the terror thing is nonsense. stability in afghanistan may be necessary long term. do we have any sense, christina, that this even goes toward stability? >> i agree with you, dylan, about stability. the good news is this could increase stability. very happy to see that afghanis are involved not only in the execution of this, but in the planning as well. that's important. >> so how does adding to the -- how does escalating the war with the incumbent power structure make it more stable? >> the theory here is what they're going to be able to do is take into consideration the actual government of
i think you're really seeing the obama administration implementing the new afghan strategies. they want to root out terrorists. i think you're going to see a lot more. >> hold on. we all know rooting out terrorists is a crock. there's no al qaeda there. we know that the problem is taliban-controlled valleys. we send resources over there. the taliban may harbor terrorists from time to time, but the vast majority of the terrorists are, if you believe the reporting, is actually in pakistan....
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barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama is ronald reagan. and reagan got slaughtered in '82 after winning a landslide in '80. then he won 49 states in 1984. and two years later democrats slaughtered republicans again and took over the senate. we may have a popular president who has very unpopular policies with the american people here. >> or they like his character. they like his leadership style. they may not agree with him on some of the issues like reagan and maybe they want this balance. who knows what the eventual message i think the middle is sending. but let me get to another point about watching the politics. it is amazing how easy it is to find a retiring politician either in the republicans or the democrats talk about how broken the system is. and, yet, none of them will talk about it when they're actively seeking re-election. you know? this is, look, this is not new. you know, we found a package -- we were doing research and we found a package last night that lisa myers did in 1997 after 14 senators decided not to seek re-election
barack obama is not bill clinton. barack obama is ronald reagan. and reagan got slaughtered in '82 after winning a landslide in '80. then he won 49 states in 1984. and two years later democrats slaughtered republicans again and took over the senate. we may have a popular president who has very unpopular policies with the american people here. >> or they like his character. they like his leadership style. they may not agree with him on some of the issues like reagan and maybe they want...
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four years ago the same newspaper endorsed barack obama for president. so obviously the romney camp thinks it's a pretty big deal. >> in business news, google's earnings came in earlier than expected because of a computer glitch. it was the company's results that drove down the company shares and google wasn't the only tech giant to miss the mark. let's get an early look at the markets with cnbc's karen cho live in london. karen? >> thanks, mika. the question is whether they hit a brick wall or if this is a hiccup for the stock. goog the shares hit an all-time earlier this month. investors looked at the google strategy and how it was earning revenue from search and mobile. many people thought it started to get the jump on facebook. if you saw the earnings announcement yesterday, there was concern that perhaps this is a company just in transition, a bit like facebook, chasing those advertising dollars. it hasn't fully executed the triple somersault and landed on its feet. there was an almost of course on the mobility, the acquisition that google is settli
four years ago the same newspaper endorsed barack obama for president. so obviously the romney camp thinks it's a pretty big deal. >> in business news, google's earnings came in earlier than expected because of a computer glitch. it was the company's results that drove down the company shares and google wasn't the only tech giant to miss the mark. let's get an early look at the markets with cnbc's karen cho live in london. karen? >> thanks, mika. the question is whether they hit a...
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to the capitol to fight obama care. i didn't advocate for it. if you look at newt/romney, they were for obama care principles. if you look at newt/romney they were for cap and trade. if you look at newt/romney they were for illegal immigration problem. if you look at newtromney, they were for the $700 billion bailout. you just heard newt/romney is also with obama on the issue of the payroll extension. so, if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the proven conservative that's not newt/romney. >> you threw a lot out there. >> the debate moment grabbing a lot of headlines comes from a mitt romney exchange with rick perry over health care. >> i'm hearing you say all the right things but i read your first book and it said in there that your mandate in massachusetts, which should be the model for the country, i know it came out of the reprint of the book, but, you know, i'm just saying, you were for individual mandates, my friend. >> you know what, you've raised that before, rick. you're simply wrong. >> it was true then and it's true now. >> ri
to the capitol to fight obama care. i didn't advocate for it. if you look at newt/romney, they were for obama care principles. if you look at newt/romney they were for cap and trade. if you look at newt/romney they were for illegal immigration problem. if you look at newtromney, they were for the $700 billion bailout. you just heard newt/romney is also with obama on the issue of the payroll extension. so, if you want a difference, michele bachmann is the proven conservative that's not...
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people of iran rose up and they were saying in the streets, obama, obama, are you with us or are you with them? and president obama's answer was, i don't want to jeopardize my chances to negotiate with the iranian islamic republic. that was a moment. >> as the case unfolds, some of the strongest evidence tiesing iran to the assassination plot is coming from two wire trans r transfers routing the down payment on the proposed killing to a u.s. bank account secretly managed by the fbi. officials say the money transfer is offering investigators important insight into operations within the iranian government. nbc's michael issycough is reporting that the suspect in the case is claiming his iranian handlers were actively involved in the drug trade and could arrange for large shipments of opium to be delivered to a mexican drug cartel. his sources say the information comes from recorded conversations between the suspect and iranian officials, but several analysts again still believe such a link is doubtful and questions will and should persist. >>> officials say the top leader of the haqqan
people of iran rose up and they were saying in the streets, obama, obama, are you with us or are you with them? and president obama's answer was, i don't want to jeopardize my chances to negotiate with the iranian islamic republic. that was a moment. >> as the case unfolds, some of the strongest evidence tiesing iran to the assassination plot is coming from two wire trans r transfers routing the down payment on the proposed killing to a u.s. bank account secretly managed by the fbi....
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. >> there are people inside the white house saying obama is adamant about negotiations as he was about the health care in the first place. luke russert, thanks for getting up early with us. >>> texas state senator, wendy davis finally made it official. she's running for governor in 2014. of course, she gained instant fame for her nearly 11-hour filibuster against abortion rules. yesterday, that was not her focus. >> texans do not want to sit back and watch austin turned into washington, d.c. state leaders that are currently in power are forcing people to opposite corners to prepare for a fight instead of coming together to get things done. i'm asking you to dream of all that we can accomplish together. i'm asking you to believe that the best of texas is yet to come. >> a recent poll shows davis trailing the republican nominee, texas attorney general greg abbott by eightpoints. we continue to follow the road rage caught on camera in new york city. sources confirmed that police located the man that pulled him out of his suv after the high speed chase and viciously assaulted him. police w
. >> there are people inside the white house saying obama is adamant about negotiations as he was about the health care in the first place. luke russert, thanks for getting up early with us. >>> texas state senator, wendy davis finally made it official. she's running for governor in 2014. of course, she gained instant fame for her nearly 11-hour filibuster against abortion rules. yesterday, that was not her focus. >> texans do not want to sit back and watch austin turned...
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president obama defend his decision for military intervengds in libya. >>> hazardous material. japan finds highly toxic plutonium in the soil surrounding its crippled nuclear plant. >>> and above and beyond. surveillance video captures a convenience store clerk fighting back against two would-be robbers. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with making his case. president obama took to the airwaves last night to vigorously defend his decision to enter into the conflict of interest in libya, a move that has been hotly debated by some in washington, but one that he is standing firmly behind. for more we go to nbc's tracie potts in washington. good morning to you. >> reporter: veronica, good morning. the president said we're using two approaches here -- supporting the military effort while putting pressure on gadhafi's government. >> i refuse to wait for the images of mass slaughter and graves before taking action. >> reporter: president obama defends the attacks on libya sayi
president obama defend his decision for military intervengds in libya. >>> hazardous material. japan finds highly toxic plutonium in the soil surrounding its crippled nuclear plant. >>> and above and beyond. surveillance video captures a convenience store clerk fighting back against two would-be robbers. >>> very good morning to you. i'm veronica de la cruz. those stories and much more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin with...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. here is something for the candidates to keep in mind as they head to florida for their final face to face before election day. this headline in the mime herald, foreign policy is a local issue in south florida. meanwhile president obama and governor romney have both picked up big endorsements from florida's largest newspapers. president obama the tampa bay times and governor romney the "orlando sentinel." romney also picked up the tampa trib. ohio papers handed out sbe endorsements. "cleveland plain dealer" backing prsident obama and columbus dispatch backing romney. ballots are being cast before election day in seven of nine battleground states. virginia and new hampshire don't have early in person voting. so just moments ago president obama left camp david and they are hitting back on accusations he's failed to lay out an agenda for a second term. >> he has laid out a second term agenda. it was a big part of the convention speech. it was a reason we got such a bump out of the conven
president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome back. here is something for the candidates to keep in mind as they head to florida for their final face to face before election day. this headline in the mime herald, foreign policy is a local issue in south florida. meanwhile president obama and governor romney have both picked up big endorsements from florida's largest newspapers. president obama the tampa bay times and governor romney the "orlando...
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what did you hear in that speech that tells you where he's going as candidate obama? >> i think he's moved to the middle. and it's going to be very hard for the republicans to get this red meat issue and get traction with it that they need if he follows through in the course of that speech. >> general clark, secretary spellings, thank you very much, ben zimmer, thank you for coming in as well. we'll be talking more with them coming up. >>> meantime, arizona congresswoman gabby giffords has just been moved from a houston hospital to a rehabilitation facility. less than three weeks after being shot in the head, doctors have upgraded her condition from serious to good. her office did release this photo of her husband, astronaut mark kelly, who was watching the state of the union address in her room at her bedside while holding her hand. so all of that very good news this morning. >>> rahm emanuel may be back in the chicago mayoral race. the illinois supreme court has agreed to make a final ruling on whether he can run for mayor. the former white house chief of staff was
what did you hear in that speech that tells you where he's going as candidate obama? >> i think he's moved to the middle. and it's going to be very hard for the republicans to get this red meat issue and get traction with it that they need if he follows through in the course of that speech. >> general clark, secretary spellings, thank you very much, ben zimmer, thank you for coming in as well. we'll be talking more with them coming up. >>> meantime, arizona congresswoman...
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beating obama in head-to-head in certain polls. but princella is right, this idea of the fight between bail lynn and bachmann is the cat fight media wants. you have one saying this is the highly anticipated fight. you have yatoo saying this is the fight we have been waiting for. "washington post," same thing. the only place you're going to see a fight, the only tea party fight you're going to see is in the 2012 election when we vote obama out of office based on his policies. so if sarah palin gets in it, yes, she is a viable candidate. if she doesn't get in it, she is the king-maker. and yes, princella is right. herman kane elevates quite a bit with palin not in the race. >> tony and princella, we're talking about this, and the two are getting so much attention, because the tea party clearly has at least, from some sides, are saying has all of the energy right now when it comes to pliking. and so to you, princella, by talking about the two of them, doesn't this help the gop field? >> you know what, i think the competition of all of
beating obama in head-to-head in certain polls. but princella is right, this idea of the fight between bail lynn and bachmann is the cat fight media wants. you have one saying this is the highly anticipated fight. you have yatoo saying this is the fight we have been waiting for. "washington post," same thing. the only place you're going to see a fight, the only tea party fight you're going to see is in the 2012 election when we vote obama out of office based on his policies. so if...
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obama wants to leave the issue in t past. and holder is consididering whether to makake arosecutor and will make a fil cision in the next few weeks. > three men arereeing held inn connection of the murde of the couple knownwn for adopting ildren with dabilities. the hususband a wife wer shot to death while their childre slt. more arrests are expected. > and a south korea t station says cance was foundd when he had a strtroke last gust. there has not been a confirmamation. >>> levi johnsons weighing in on y he thinks thee alalaska govevernor resigned, and he sa it's money. this is from the "tay" show. >> aryou saaying sheesigned becausthere was too much goood money on the table for her to stay asgovernor? is that what you aresaying?g? >> that's not t the only rereas. i am sure t there ar muiple reasonons for at she has gotting on, butt we had tons offers ming in from everybybody out there, and all kinds of ridiculous things. and there wasalk that i would be nice take the mey andnd run. >> that's what she is doing, saying? >>>>
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. >> barack obama. >> they were saying youk. >> barack obama has problems in boston. remember the 100th anniversary, they were booing him at the stadium. that was unfortunate. >> he was enjoying himself. >> should the sox have gotten rid of youkilis? >> yeah, i have to guess that that at symphony hall where the president made those remarks, it was a hall filled with casual fans. kevin youkilis had to go. he had to be traded. >> why? had he killed somebody, mike? >> there's a youngster who has to play and they couldn't keep juggling the lineup. he's a wonderful player, he's been hurt, he's getting old. time to move. >> you are cold as hell. >> sources very close to me, like i'd say six inches, from the boston area report that boston fans don't even like kevin youkilis. i've heard from other people, too. i once called him one of boston's favorite sons and i got a barrage of tweets and e-mails from red sox fans that said leave us out of this. >> listen, he's an intense guy. >> very intense. >> he's an anti-man, like manny would lounge around and not care and youkilis is
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you go to obama versus cain, obama wins big. obama versus perry, don't even think about it. it is -- >> don't go there. >> two very, very weak parties. >> it is. and that's what -- you look at this poll and you sit there and say, boy. and you look at it through the prism of the president and, you know, 10 of 12 potential issues, ten of them the voters say he has fallen short of their expectations. i mean, it is a terrible grading of the president, yet the republican party's negatives have gone up more in the last month than the democratic party's negatives. i think that the number that fascinates me the most was the hypothetical three way matchup that we did of romney, obama, and ron paul. and we also did michael bloomberg. it was paul that popped the most and what was interesting about paul was that you talk to our pollsters and they say the 18% paul got is not just a number that's close to 19%. it looked like ross perot's 19%. and it was western. it was male. it was younger. so this was the sort of the group of voters who, some of whom are supporters of occupy wall street.
you go to obama versus cain, obama wins big. obama versus perry, don't even think about it. it is -- >> don't go there. >> two very, very weak parties. >> it is. and that's what -- you look at this poll and you sit there and say, boy. and you look at it through the prism of the president and, you know, 10 of 12 potential issues, ten of them the voters say he has fallen short of their expectations. i mean, it is a terrible grading of the president, yet the republican party's...
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the obama administration is going to come out and cut their estimate. this is a political process, the whole budget deficit and what the number is, but they're going to say it's $1.6 trillion, $266 billion less than they said in may. now, the deficit is astronomi l astronomical. obviously, the change, you may say what's $266 billion, the reason it's important is because that was money that was going to be used to bail out the banks and they're saying they don't think they need that anymore so it's a sign of stability in the system, one way of looking at it. mark and i talked about health care. i thought the discussion you all were having was fascinatinfasci. but one thing that doesn't seem to make sense to is us is everyone saying right now the system we have allows you to get whatever you want with your doctor, you and your doctor, and the other way would put the governor as something in between. right now it's our employers and insurance companies that are doing the rationing. we see it in all the systems and we seem to keep putting these strawmen out
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no, it's obama's -- no. their policies, i guarantee you a generation from now will be seen as indistinguishable. >> well, and that's why -- >> when it comes to fiscal policy. reckless. both of them reckless and this country is paying for it right now. >> absolutely. and voters are confused. front page "new york times" over the weekend, young democrats who voted for obama, switching affiliati affiliation, or just really -- >> to what? >> that's the question. >> and that is the stunning thing, mika. we hear republicans may pick up 55 seats. they've got a 26% approval rating. >> that's the question. >> lowest ever. so where do voters go? >> i ask you. >> they don't go. they stay home. >> if they're an independent. i don't know. but people are confused. and i think they're seeing what you see, which is we had it with bush. now we're having it with obama. it's the same thing. both parties. looking the same. >> and you have partisans on both sides screaming and yelling, oh, how could you compare obama to bush. how
no, it's obama's -- no. their policies, i guarantee you a generation from now will be seen as indistinguishable. >> well, and that's why -- >> when it comes to fiscal policy. reckless. both of them reckless and this country is paying for it right now. >> absolutely. and voters are confused. front page "new york times" over the weekend, young democrats who voted for obama, switching affiliati affiliation, or just really -- >> to what? >> that's the...
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president obama then called mrs. kennedy about 25 minutes later. >> president barack obama will be speaking in about an hour and 15 minutes from the farm where he and his family are staying on martha's vineyard, so close to hyannis port. we'll be carrying that live. the president has already issued a written statement. willie, people across america and the world are thinking thoughts and recollections. >> this is a statement savannah first brought us this morning. president obama saying this about ted kennedy. i valued his wise counsel in the senate where regardless the swirl of events he always had time for a new colleague. an important chapter in our history has come to an end. our country has lost a great leader who picked up the torch of his fallen brothers and become the greatest united states senator of our time. we'll hear more at 8:30. house speaker nancy pelosi on kennedy. kennedy had a grand vision for america. ted kennedy's dream of quality health care for all americans will be made real this year because
president obama then called mrs. kennedy about 25 minutes later. >> president barack obama will be speaking in about an hour and 15 minutes from the farm where he and his family are staying on martha's vineyard, so close to hyannis port. we'll be carrying that live. the president has already issued a written statement. willie, people across america and the world are thinking thoughts and recollections. >> this is a statement savannah first brought us this morning. president obama...
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people who voted for barack obama, who like barack obama very much personally say, you know, we made a mistake. he's in over his head puchlt that is before the introduction of newt gingrich. >> that changes everything. peggy noonan, you wrote a column. >> yeah, let me read from the "comeback kid" from 2012. >> that changes everything for the obama team. >> all right. what happened is a better story than -- that the establishment didn't know what the base was thinking was that the base didn't know what the base was thinking. he's incredibly lucky said a friend of gingrich. bachmann, cain, perry went away, but newt didn't go away. a friend says part of the reason for his rise is he's been there forever. he's spoken at every gop dinner. people say i liked him back in '83, it's all accrued. he compared to mr. gingrich to ibm, we had more equity than we gave him credit for. >> huh. >> well, just because he's been there, i mean -- >> like the creamed corn in the back of the cupboard. >> well, let me note -- first of all, mika, you said democrats are starting to walk up to you and say no ma
people who voted for barack obama, who like barack obama very much personally say, you know, we made a mistake. he's in over his head puchlt that is before the introduction of newt gingrich. >> that changes everything. peggy noonan, you wrote a column. >> yeah, let me read from the "comeback kid" from 2012. >> that changes everything for the obama team. >> all right. what happened is a better story than -- that the establishment didn't know what the base was...
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he's not going to sign legislation that repeals obama care. it won't happen until he's out of office. are you content to work within the confines and pass legislation that will change it, but mot wipe it off the map? >> i will tell you that most of us say that it's built on a faulty foundation and it's going to crumble. on a substance level, it will be hard to cancel this out. we argued that it doesn't add up. the math doesn't work. we would like to do this over. obviously in the near term, we want to spare as many people we can from the harmful effects of this law. we will see. maybe there will be movements and cracks among democrats who are recognizing that this is hard to defend with their constituents who are seeing the canceled policies and rate increases. in the end, we would like to go in a different direction. that's the case we would like to take the american people. >> hey, john. always great talking to you. >> joe, i was impressed with you and i saw you running on the warning track. you didn't stop. there were no donut breaks or any
he's not going to sign legislation that repeals obama care. it won't happen until he's out of office. are you content to work within the confines and pass legislation that will change it, but mot wipe it off the map? >> i will tell you that most of us say that it's built on a faulty foundation and it's going to crumble. on a substance level, it will be hard to cancel this out. we argued that it doesn't add up. the math doesn't work. we would like to do this over. obviously in the near...
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i don't condone calling president obama hitler and paingt swastikas on signs at town halls. all that was true and i said it right on the air but unfortunately we bungled the visual. we showed you representative cathy mcmorris-rodger but incorrectly labeled her on screen as a democrat. she is a republican. i very much apologize for the error. >>> finally, you might remember that back in june the obama justice department filed a brief defending the defense of marriage act. that was passed during the clinton administration. the obama administration brief contained some very jerry falwell like language stating not only that the defense of marriage act was constitutional but that consensual, same sex marriage between two adults was legally comparable to the marriage of an uncle to his niece or to underage marriage. nice. well, today the justice department filed another brief. again, defending doma because the administration says it's standard practice for the department to defend all federal laws, even the ones it doesn't agree with. but this time there has been a remarkable chan
i don't condone calling president obama hitler and paingt swastikas on signs at town halls. all that was true and i said it right on the air but unfortunately we bungled the visual. we showed you representative cathy mcmorris-rodger but incorrectly labeled her on screen as a democrat. she is a republican. i very much apologize for the error. >>> finally, you might remember that back in june the obama justice department filed a brief defending the defense of marriage act. that was...
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is there an obama effect in illinois? >> i was in kirk's old district during this road trip and obama has 50%, 59%, 60% approval in that district. a district that's gone full republican in the past. obama is still very popular in illinois. but i want to pick up on what peggy said. and the amazing thing to me about this debate is how much it is at variance with the way people are actually feeling in this country. they are freaked out. they're panicked. they really are scared that the jobs we've lost are not coming back this time and that their kids won't live as well as they have. and instead of this tit for tat political stuff you see in all of the negative ads, they want to hear real ideas about how we're going to -- >> to that point, the cover piece i just mentioned, this is a portion of it i thought was so interesting. you write this, i found the same themes dominant everywhere, rethinking of basic assumptions, a moment of national introspection. there was an idea that washington was broken beyond repair, that i want t
is there an obama effect in illinois? >> i was in kirk's old district during this road trip and obama has 50%, 59%, 60% approval in that district. a district that's gone full republican in the past. obama is still very popular in illinois. but i want to pick up on what peggy said. and the amazing thing to me about this debate is how much it is at variance with the way people are actually feeling in this country. they are freaked out. they're panicked. they really are scared that the jobs...
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obama care is going to help poor people. steve beshear joins us next. >>> and why would anyone ask ted cruz to campaign for him? it just happened near washington, d.c. >>> finally sleeping on the job. here's congressman holden. maybe he heard enough from texas birther louie gohmert. i don't blame him a bit. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ >>> we're learning more about the woman at the center of yesterday's shooting incident on capitol hill. she may have thought she was being stalked by president obama. she worked as a dental hygienist until 2012. yesterday police say she tried to breach the gate before leading the secret service on a high speed chase to the capitol. she was stopped at the foot of the capitol, but she j
obama care is going to help poor people. steve beshear joins us next. >>> and why would anyone ask ted cruz to campaign for him? it just happened near washington, d.c. >>> finally sleeping on the job. here's congressman holden. maybe he heard enough from texas birther louie gohmert. i don't blame him a bit. this is "hardball," the place for politics. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power....
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. >>> and then plus after a busy week in the nation's capital, president obama is now in hawaii with his family, and maybe this is going to be the relaxing holiday weekend he has been hoping for. ♪ [ female announcer ] skin this soft needs the gentlest care... ♪ it's thinner than yours and loses moisture nearly two times faster. replenish it, two times a day with johnson's baby lotion. dermatologist tested, it's gentle enough to use both morning and night. for skin that's perfectly baby soft. johnson's, #1 choice of hospitals. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lara who chose 2 aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. >>> welcome back to msnbc. i am contessa brewer. two people who opened explosive packages were inj
. >>> and then plus after a busy week in the nation's capital, president obama is now in hawaii with his family, and maybe this is going to be the relaxing holiday weekend he has been hoping for. ♪ [ female announcer ] skin this soft needs the gentlest care... ♪ it's thinner than yours and loses moisture nearly two times faster. replenish it, two times a day with johnson's baby lotion. dermatologist tested, it's gentle enough to use both morning and night. for skin that's perfectly...
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president obama is hitting up all avenues in his attempt to get voters to come out for the democrats on tuesday. yesterday his latest campaign stop was with comedian jon stewart for a chat about some serious issues. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. we're now getting more analysis on just how big a win this election could be for republicans and what democrats are doing in these final days to help minimize the damage. >> jobs are coming back to california starting in six days. >> reporter: analysts predict big losses for incumbents. >> some of them unless something strange happens over the next few days, their time in congress is going to be ending. >> reporter: a blowout against democrats. >> this is an unearned win. you know, you were beneficiaries. you're not victors. >> reporter: cook says republicans could win 60 seats in the house. the new yorktimes this morning reports women, catholics, and independents, all who voted for obama, are going republican this time. >> please join me in welcoming the president of the united
president obama is hitting up all avenues in his attempt to get voters to come out for the democrats on tuesday. yesterday his latest campaign stop was with comedian jon stewart for a chat about some serious issues. nbc's tracie potts is in washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. we're now getting more analysis on just how big a win this election could be for republicans and what democrats are doing in these final days to help minimize the damage. >>...
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a stand-off over obama care. now, we've just learned that the president will make some remarks from the white house rose garden at 12:25 eastern time. right now the house and senate are back in session, though moments ago senate democrats shot down a house republican effort to go to conference to hammer out their differences. democrats say they'll reject any republican proposal if it includes changes to obama care, which is officially being rolled out today. >> we will not go to conference with a gun to our head. >> this is ridiculous. >> i think it's a disgrace. >> this is nuts. >> now, president obama phoned top congressional leaders last night urging them to pass a budget. >> i talked to the president earlier tonight. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to negotiate. i'm not going to do this. well, i would say to the president, this is not about me. and it's not about republicans here in congress. it's about fairness for the american people. >> you don't get to extract a ransom for doing your job. for do
a stand-off over obama care. now, we've just learned that the president will make some remarks from the white house rose garden at 12:25 eastern time. right now the house and senate are back in session, though moments ago senate democrats shot down a house republican effort to go to conference to hammer out their differences. democrats say they'll reject any republican proposal if it includes changes to obama care, which is officially being rolled out today. >> we will not go to...
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instead of calling obama a baby killer he's saying wouldn't it be a shame if obama had been aborted. so for him, this is a lighter touch. this is a part of his grooming process or what the family calls discipling which is preparing him for what looks very likely a possibility that he'll be the next senator from kansas. >> jeff, when we are starting to hear more from members of congress and political leaders who have been associated with the family, with c street, sort of starting to come out of the wood woord mostly defending the group, when we're hearing from these people who have had affiliations with the group, when they describe c street and the family does what they're saying comport with what you reported? do you recognize the organization that they're describing when you think back on your own reporting on the way the group works? >> well, there are pieces of it. we saw a lot of the congressmen coming forth like senator graham and representative randy forbes. they talk about how this provides for them a safe space. senator sam brownbeck explained the same thing. we were sittin
instead of calling obama a baby killer he's saying wouldn't it be a shame if obama had been aborted. so for him, this is a lighter touch. this is a part of his grooming process or what the family calls discipling which is preparing him for what looks very likely a possibility that he'll be the next senator from kansas. >> jeff, when we are starting to hear more from members of congress and political leaders who have been associated with the family, with c street, sort of starting to come...
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to the blockbuster fund-raiser he held for president obama. the new $20,000-a-plate dinner -- cha ching! will be in geneva, switzerland, in august. mark your calendars. >>> actress mila kunis told "glamour" magazine her fund-raising for president obama involves what she called street art-based stuff in l.a., but she can't really talk about the campaign graffiti, because she says "i'm pretty sure it's illegal." >>> "the daily beast" reports that after visiting the fire zone on friday, president obama asked supporters on a conference call more cash to avoid being out-spent. >>> new york city's board of elections reports that congressman charlie rangle's lead in his congressional race primary is now down to only 800 votes. the outcomef that tight race z decided thursday when they count those absentee ballots. >>> "politico" reporting that congressman allen west called house democratic leader nancy pelosi delusional for refusing to call the individual health care mandate a tax. >>> speaking of health care, buzzfeed listed some tweets related to th
to the blockbuster fund-raiser he held for president obama. the new $20,000-a-plate dinner -- cha ching! will be in geneva, switzerland, in august. mark your calendars. >>> actress mila kunis told "glamour" magazine her fund-raising for president obama involves what she called street art-based stuff in l.a., but she can't really talk about the campaign graffiti, because she says "i'm pretty sure it's illegal." >>> "the daily beast" reports that...
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but, of course, the facts of obama care stay the same. hannity claims that i am looking for attention? excuse me? i've been in this business for 35 years. i've got all the attention i want, radio and tv. i can't do anymore. sean, this is about the people. it's not about you and me. it's about the facts. it's important to point out, in all of hannity's recent attacks on me, he has never once mentioned one fact that i was wrong on. he has never once come out and defended the lies i've called him out on. now, he says he doesn't have any time for me. yet he sure as hell loves playing me on his show in his media wrap-up or whatever it is. hannity uses his tv show as a means to twist the facts about obama care, because he hates the president. if sean hannity wants to pretend he's not a coward on he's not a coward on debating me or correcting his mistakes, he can keep on pretending. hundreds of dollars of savings on the table by not choosing the right medicare d plan. no one could have left this much money here. whoo-hoo-hoo! yet many seniors wh
but, of course, the facts of obama care stay the same. hannity claims that i am looking for attention? excuse me? i've been in this business for 35 years. i've got all the attention i want, radio and tv. i can't do anymore. sean, this is about the people. it's not about you and me. it's about the facts. it's important to point out, in all of hannity's recent attacks on me, he has never once mentioned one fact that i was wrong on. he has never once come out and defended the lies i've called him...
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by pinning it on obama care. hence, the letters you've all been seeing, letter that say, because of obama care, we can't offer you this plan. in some cases, offering a plan that costs ten times as much, with no mention of the fact that the exchanges or the same companies themselves might offer a better plan at a similar cost or less. so today what the president was doing, he was saying, fine, insurance companies, that's how you want to play the game? now it is on you. if the consumer wants to keep their old plan, it is not obama care that's preventing that anymore, it's not the white house, it's the insurance companies. >> so what we want to do is to be able to say to these folks, you know what, the affordable care act is not going to be the reason why insurers have to cancel your plan. we're also requiring insurers to extend current plans to inform their customers about two things. one, that protections -- what protections these renewed plans don't include. number two, that the marketplace offers new options wit
by pinning it on obama care. hence, the letters you've all been seeing, letter that say, because of obama care, we can't offer you this plan. in some cases, offering a plan that costs ten times as much, with no mention of the fact that the exchanges or the same companies themselves might offer a better plan at a similar cost or less. so today what the president was doing, he was saying, fine, insurance companies, that's how you want to play the game? now it is on you. if the consumer wants to...